The Sun. — London, England, 1809-08-18 00:00:00

DOVER, AuG. 17. " Thomas Richardson and Mary Cann;ng,fur whose tehension, on suspicion" of felony in the Inland D-part meet of the General Post-Orlice, a consider able reward has been Offered, were yesterday taken .at Dover. - The appearance of Richardson did not quite correspond with his description in the baud bilk, particularly as to the remaining black part of a tooth in the centre of his upper jaw and but for their variance in their statements, when examined separately, they would probably - have been dis charged-. After undttrgoing a very long and . , minute examination beforeEDWARDTHomPsoN,Esq. Mayor, he ordered a st rid search of their lodgings and trunks, attending himself to see his orders properly executed. After the strictest search, nothing was found to ex cite suspicion ; and upon quitting the lodging room to inquire of the woman of, the house for a parcel which had been seen there in the morning, contain ing a coat and other articles of wearing apparel in a handkerchief, Mr. SHIPDEN, the Tow n. Clerk, step- Ping back, observed _Mary Canni-ng in the ad of concealing something in the grate, or the chim ney, and upon examining the latter, he found a small parcel containing four of the. Bank Post-Bills advertised, with, other Bank Post-Bills to the amount t f 4601. and Country Bank-notes and Bills of Ex change to the amount of between 6 and 7001. The person of Richardson has siticts .been identified, and it is supposed he had the remains of his decayed tooth replaced by a new one. 'The Mayor is et - to much praise for his indefatigable exertions on tt:is'occasion. BiIIGHTO.N, AUG. 15 Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes-of York and Sussex bid adieu to the mirthful revels of the Pavi lion early yes erday morning. At noon the Prince, with his remaining Brothers, and military retinue, reviewed the Artillery on the Downs, by the Race , coarse, and after had a seled party to- dinner. In the middle of the feast, his Royal Highness received the glad tidings of the gallant Sir A. Wellesley's vic tory over the French in Spain, which he instantly communicated - to the company, by reading the con tents of the dispatches aluud, to the general satisfac tion of the whale party, who complimented, in their .the glorious achievements of their c-uutryinen, and the future success of the British arzris.. The happy information soon spread through the wads of the Pavilion, through the town, and even the hall-room at the Castle, which by half-past ten, was compleicly filled with all the fashionables of tile e, and of tjie prevailing topic of conversa tion, all seemed. elger for a satisfactory cqofirmation, ant for a while unposed ifEcull task on Mr. Forth, M. C. to prevail on the company to " Knithands and beat the ground, " In a light tatastic round. The dancing at length commenced with gaiety 2nd Spirit till a quarter before eleven, when the amuse. inert was arrested by the national strum of " God save the King," by the Prince's Band, av i d the en trance of his Royal Highness, with the Dukes of Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, and Cambridge, with the Marquis Of Headfort, Lord Erskine; Lord Barry, more, Mr. Sheridan, and a number of Officers and Gentlemen who had formed Iris dinner party. The crowd and heat in the room, which contained near five hundred persons, was excessive; and informa tion on the rumoured vii:lory seemed forcibly inter woven with the pleasure of beholding the healthy and happy appearance of the Heir Apparent, who, will' that atiable and obliging condescension for which he is so eminently distinguished;corffirtned the glad tidirgs to all who inquired of hini, ,suffi ciently loud to' be heard by those who had not the enviable happiness of sharing his society. Oa the commencement of the squeeze for the Pritice'i table which succeeded, the Duchess Dow ager of Leedi, and Countess of Berkeley, placed the mselYes under the protedion of the Duke of-Cla rence, who taking one under each arm, foll Owed this-. Prince, who either by design or accident, re signed the head of tile table, the Duke of Clarence Placing himself on his right hand between the Duchess and Countess, who Were both most superbly dressed, and splendidly ornamented with diamonds. The supp er w a s excellent, and the most elegant things ot , the kind, cousisti gof cold refedion, in which del- racy and art we i r l e - most happily blended for the gratification of the ey e and palate, ele g antly intersetted with plentyof . th e most agreeable and caoicest fruits of the season. By setting open the three supper-roora doors, the health of the Prince was enthusiasticallydrank by the Whole of the company at one time, being given by ; the Duke of • Clarence, at the first table, Colonel Ferguson at the second, ano by an Officer at the third. The Prince's band played during supper.-- On its conclusion the dancing vets resumed ; soon alter which another dispatch was g i ven to hi s R oya l Highn ess , with a more circumstantial confirmation of the joy ous event before mentioned, which he as con descendingly- took from Colonel Bloomfield, and read aloud to the corppany 3 and a quarter before two departed for the Pavilion, the Royal Dukes havin g gone sonic time before. The dancing was kep t up w i th great sp i r i t till after four, and the room not cleared till near five. Tile company consisted, w ith serue additions, of the same fashionables who ° " n l'sed the birth-day testivities in .the T.ie Prince,, his brot hers, and retinue left this place tor Loudo n b - • • Nat o clock in the tnorniug. In the mouth of roan, mined P. Kirk December last, a young who has been a prisoner since the conunencetnent of the war, succeeded in making his escape over the high ramparts . of Fort Beach, in France, prior to which he had made two desperate efforts to regain his liberty. He arrived at Ply umuilr about a mouth agO, haiing travelled upwards of 800 miles by land, and nearly 3000 by sea. A French privateer from Boulogne or Calais cap tured a brig, on bard of which she put some of the crew. The brig was recaptured and sent into Dover on Tuesday. Ihe Frenchmen, who left France on- Mund,iy morning, state, that no accounts had then arrived of Peace having been concluded' between Austria and France. ITC Spanish Officer, lately arrived. from the Mar quis itOmANA to solicit arms, clothing, &c. for the - tiali'ciati army, has.accompiished his mitisiun ; Go ve.iiiinenr„having complied with the proposal, which .vas, that . Spain might coatrad upon her own ac ,-ount for every •thin... G!4VD FETE Air O.4I'LAND3. [FLIRT:ZELL PARTICULARS The absence of his Royal Highness thellnke, rf YOH:: from the entertainment, In Commem , wltion of his Birth-day, given at o.ulands,‘ on Wedw.s day. was the subject of much regret, and grcatly diminishqd the pleasure which the festive scene was calculated to produce: In other respeas . the fete was, as we stated in our last, extremely bril liant. At one o'clock his Royal Highness the Prince' of WALES, accompanied by Mr. TERRETT, in an open ' landau, arrived ; and was '"shortly after followed by his Royal Brothers,r he Dukes of CLARENbE, KENT, CUMBERLA ND, and CA:`,IBRIDGE, in their separate carriages. At half past one, die QUEEN, and the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, SoritlA, :and MARY, accompanied by _Ladies ILGI-IgSTER and ISABELLA THY NNE, arrived. The QUEEN was pre ceded by the KING'S Equerries, in.one of his MA JESTY'S carriages, drawn by six horses/And escort ed by a party of the Royal Blues. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of YORK received her MAJESTY and all the Royal visitants at the front door. The -Prince of WALES and Duke of CLARENCE handed her MaatsTy and the PRINCESSES from their car - riages,, and the Duchess condueled them into the draWing-room, which was fitted up in a most mag nificent style. The Duke's band, in full new uni form, was stationed on the Lawn near the drawing room windows, and on the 'QUEEN entering, played " God save the King." 'As soon as her MAJESTY and the younger branches of the Royal Family were assembled, an elegant dinner was served up in a. beautiful Marquee ereEted on the lawn, for forty children, twenty boys and twenty girls, whom the DUKE and Ductless cloathed and educated. The eldest boy took the chair, said grace, and performed the duties of the table. They were waited upon by the domestics of the house. The QUEEN and all the company visited them while at dinner. As soon as their cloth was cleared, they drank the healths of the DUKE and Duel:ass, with three times three, and song " God save the King," the whole of them joining, in chores. The grateful sensibility of the •, children, together with their clean and healthy ap pearance, excited admiration, and her MAJESTY and all the.company present seemed highly pleased. At half past two o'clock, the QUEEN, and all the branches of the Royal Family present, sat down to a sumptuous siejenne in the principal dining room. The sideboards, eight in numaer, were . 1 richly ornamented with gold cups, urns, salvers, 4 - ,c. &c. The dinner was served up on a superb service of plate. The PaINcK occupied the DUKE'S place at table. After the cloth was removed, the PRINCE gave, " A speedy recovery to the Duke of YORK, and many happy returns of the day," which was drank with enthusiasm: The band played se veral delightful airs durieg dinner, and after the DUKE'S health was drank, they played- his Royal Highness's March. In the evening the Royal Family walked on the' lawn. The Qu SEW and PRINCESSES Were elegantly attired, and looked exceedingly wel, hut owing to the Duke's indisposition, they were. not so cheer, fill as usual. At six o'clock her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, accompanied by their suite, set out for Windsor. At seven o'clock the PRINCE, with his Royal Brothers ,and the Nobility and Gentry, sat down to an elegant dinner, sened up in the principal' dining room, where they remained until ten o'clock, when the proceeded to a: ball-room ereaed in the shrubbery adjoining the lawn,. which was illuminated in a most superb style with upwards of 2000 variegated lamps. At the top of the ball room was formed a beautiful canopy lined with shrubberies and flowers, and hung with festoons of lamps, with a large star of lamps in the centre, and D. Y. at the tola. The whole was fitted up with great taste, - and had a most beautiful effect. At twelve o'clock the Ductless, accompanied by the Parsica l retired from the ball-room, and was follow ed by therest of the Royal Family, and the Nobility and Gentry began to depart. Among the company were— The Earl of Cavan ; Lords Charles and Arthur Somerset, Erskine, G . Cavendish; Lady Ann Cullen Smith ; Connt Munster ; Generals Cartwright, Fitzroy, Winyard, Calvert, Fitzpatrick ; Colonels Deshrow, Taylor, Gordon, Bartley, Craven ; Mr. Stepliney, Mr..,grrecnwood, Mr. Cavendish, Mr. Smith, &c. . The Duke and Duchess's trades-people and do mestics, together with the neighbouring villagers, kept up the merry dance until seven o'clock in the' morning. The Prince and the Royal Dukes slept at Oatlands. ARTILLERY.—The skill of the French engineers, and-the power of .their artillery, have long been known ; but the iodefatigable .attention that has of late years been. paid' to this branch of military sci ence, has at length conferred the- palm of su periority on England.. The British artillery is now admitted to be the most efficient of any it Europe— nor can this be matter of surprise, The praCtical application of the mechanic powers is, in this coun try, almost universal, and the incessant construc tion of mathinery of every description has produced a degree of perfeaion in praaical mechanics, which has never been. attained, so far as our knOwledge extends, in any other nation. In every branch of human invention in which machinery is used, Eng land g'ihrs Moment is decidedly superior, and ar tille'ry is certainly machinery. The superiority of the horses of England, and the universally acknow ledged-skill of the natives of this country, in the treatineet and management of that noble and useful animal, add greatly to the excellence of our artil lery: . Mrs. JORDAY, our great comic AElress, had,a son in the memorable battle 'of TALAVERA, who dis played a spirit worthy of the British charaaer.— This gallant young man. is high in the esteem of the immortal Commander on that occasion, , and of all his Superior Officers,— He it repre sented to be possessed of every quality calcu lated to render him a good Officer, and is remark able for quickness, intelligeuce, aaivity, and zeal. He was grazed by a splinter of a shell on the . thigh and knee, but received no essential injury. A gang of WARDLEITES, it seems, attacked DIGNUM on Tuesday last, while he was singing a song in honour of the Duke of YORK'S Birth -4:13y, but the general indignation of the crowd at such an illiberal effusion of party spleen, in a place of public festivity, soon drove them from the garden. 17:4LCHEREN, As fit is always acceptable to receive recounts from ditlerent quarters, of events that are important ; even when they contain no intelligence which is original, arid on!). present fads, already known ; in a new point of view, we insert the following extraels from a letter with which we were yesterday :avoured after the arrival of our own expresS. The letter comes to ns from a most respectable merchant ut tiliS city ; from Campveer, Aug. 15, at le o'clock at noon " I arrived in the East Scheldt on the 14th, and proceeded close to Flushing. At some distance we heard the roar of cannon, and on approaching the fortress, we saw about ten British hne-ot-battle ships, arranged like a half moon before the place at some distance, and in order of battle, with intininer able other ships of war. I have since learned the bombardment began the preceding night. "From the fury with which the bombardment was carried on, the ships and Flushing seemed to be involved in smoke. Al it was not my objett to wit ness nearer the distressing scenes of war, I 'proceed ed through the intricate sands of Zuutland, and other passages to the West Scheldt, at the mouth of which lay eo ships of. the line at anchor, and in. every di redion were seen other vessels, gun-boats, &c. sup porting the operations of the gigantic Xpedition. The transports are at anchor in the West Scheldt; and appear a :orest of masts. The total is estimated at 1500 ships. During the whole of our xoyage, we saw the ascent of the smoke, and heard the noise of the distant, but incessant cannon. - About one o'clock the smoke appeared black, and we judged the town was on fire. It appeared to us, that about six o'clock the firing ceased, and when night came on we saw the flame °fa-conflagration. " The bombardment had ceased ; but before ten o'clock at night J by accident -went upon deck; and saw the rockets flying across the . island; at the same time the bombardment was renel,veetc - Tr* scene was horrible : it was a dreary rainy night with `a stiff breeze. 'This renewed• bombardment lasted : *runt halt-past nine at night to three o'clock this ing ; and it was most tremendous. I heard no explosion, and therefore hope all our ships are safe. " Yalta:Wars I have not yet learnt, but the fortress yielded this morning to British valour, and surren dered unconditionally. The loss on the part of the enemy must have been immense. This morning a Court Martial will sit on three artillerymen, charged with violating the wives of sO,ne citizens here. if convicted, their punishment will be exemplary, but it will besalutary." ANOTHER, SAME DATE. " It is now understood that the batteries will ;posi tively open to-morrow. The batteries, a flotilla of gin-boats, and six s4ll of the line, under Admiral GARDNER, are at once to co-operate. It is conceived impossible for Flushing to withstand such a tre mendous. combination. From the lines, which are about a mile and a half from the batteries of Flush ing, one haste full opportunity of viewing the opera tions. The garrison seem exceedingly bold and con fident. • They have refused to receive a flag of truce. lvve taken between. and 3000 prisoners, in the whole, since the invasion of the island, and killed a vast number in bush . -fighting. But the country being thickly wooded, their riflemen, from -tbe advantages of local knowledge, were able to take off a number of our men. The seamen, how ever, who seem to court danger, cleared the country of these gentry. They rushed throu6'. the woods, with their cutlasses, and . hardly one of them re turned without a rifle-gun •or two, which they car rie,ci about, and proudly exhibited to the army as trophies. ." Among the wounded in the lines are Colonel Petrarch, of the k'Sth regiMent, Captain Hamilton, 01 the 7th, and Lieutenant Henry Maxwell of the 76th. The former but slightly in the handi the two latter seriously, but it is said not mortally. "I have seen Lord A. Beauclerk and. Captain Pa rish, with their handspikes, co-operating with the seamen in the most laborious part of their work, in raising the heavy-cannon, brought from the shipping -to the,,beach. Through the exertion of this corps, I have seen nine 24-pounders dragged from Terveer to the lines, which is a distance of seven miles ; within a few hours. Our lines extend-about seven miles, and cbmprehend a body of 17,nn0 men. There are not less than ton yeces-of artillery, including mortars, carronades, 24 and 32-pouncleri, convenient to be mounted when the works are finished. " The garrison of Flushing consists of Prussians, Spaniards, Portuguese, and part or t he It ish - brigade. " Tiie Spaniards are those who were prei.ented from flying, with Ilotnana, to the Isle ut Rugen. Upon our at rival in this Island, the Flushinggarri son did not exceed 3000 men ; but now it is stated at 8 or gOOO, and by some persons it is calculated even at 13,000 ; but .this I think an exaggeration. II they had so many, a greater number than . 2000 would have been sent out on the last sortie, which was desperate." Colonel ANDERSON, Commandant of the Chat ham division of Marines, has been permitted by the Adinirahy to retire, in consideration of his long and faithful services, upon full - pay. Colonel BELL, Lieutenant-Colonel FENCII; Major VI N ICOMBE, and Captain ABERNETHY, advance srep in consequence. Major LODINKTON is removed to Woolwich. The Honourable Artillery Company, on Saturday, celebrated the Birth-day of their Captain-General his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES : they mustered in their grohnd at twelve, 'clock ; at one . a royal salute was fired by the field-pieces and batta lion. After the field exercise, the corps dined at the Armory-house. On the health of the KING, PRINCB, and ROYAL FAMILY being drank, a salute of seven guns was fired to each. On Tuesday his Royal Highness Monsieur the Duc d'ANGotmEmE, the Duc de BERRI, the .Due de . SERRENT, and all the other illustrious Members of the House of BOURBON, who are in London, and their noble adherents who have followed their for tunes to this country, assembled at Wan te ed House where they,paid their respeas to the Cotnpte and Comptesee* de LI LL E. There is no truth in the report that Mr. HARRIS, of Covent-Garden Theatre, ha's trans!erred his in terest in that property to his son ; and it seems that, according to the agreement with, Mr. REMBLE, the latter is to have the refusal, whenever- that property is to be disposed of. MALTA, AND CIPRALTAR MAIL. The Queen Charlotte pAtet i - ilaving on board Surgeon Sanders, of the Corsican Rangers, and a Sicilian Messenger, sailed from Fahnouth on then 9th of July; arrived at G!braltar on th,-; t7rh ; found lying there the Cumbrian and Porcupine frigates-; Minitrei and Gi - askopper sloops of war.— The Minstrel had just brought In three .AlgerineS, bound to Marseilles, valuable . prizes, being ire. cb property. _ On the : 14th instant, spoke the Argus sloop of war, bound to Lisbon (twar Cape St. Vincent , with ten sail of transports under convoy. T , ,(1 o:)ty regiments at Gibraltar are the 3d and - .1.1 - 1 Vete;an Battalions, 2d &Mahon of the 9th Foot, Colonel Alone; ilnd 2d Battalion of the 30th Foot. Three Portuguese men of war (line of battle), on the 20th ultimo came into the Bay .from the Streights,` on their return from a craze against Algerinei. • On June_ the I ith, the Expediti•or sailed from Melissa, 30 miles to the west of Messina, in Sicily, under General Stuart, consisting of about ;;25,000 men, and were seen at the time the last vessel .eft the fleet, entering the Bay of Salerno, near N.►ples, sappoted to be destined'against that city. Four companies of the 21st Foot were landed about the 7th of June, at Reggio, and took posses sion shortly after of Palma, in Calabria.- In the night, •or early in the morning, a squadron of 500 French dragoons entered the place, and killed or took the whole of the four companies. Capt. O'Connor was killed, and Capt. M'Kay wounded. The troops were completely surprised, haying too much ;, deuce in the Calabrians; It is a fact - , that the Cor poral of the guard was taken by surprise, and killed, and evenitis bayonet was not fixed. French privateers are very plenty off Sardinia, acid have taken many prizes. • • The above account was brought to Gibraltar by the Arabella. ' The port of Corunna being pertaly open, it i 3 intended immediately to re-establish the regular in , tercourse with that port by, packets. The Marquis 1W LA ROMANA has made a request to this'etfeat.• It is expeCted that, by this time, a regular communica tion will.have been opened between the corps of Ho- MANA and the armies under Sir ARTHUR WELLES-. LEY and General CuEsTA, and between the whole' Ncrt-h, South, and centre of Spain. , The CoV/161 gun-brig, Lieutenant BATT, which arrived at Plymouth from off Rochefort on Saturday evening, brings an account of Lieut. OwEts and the crew ot the Dreadnought's boat (supposed to be either killed"nr w9unded a short time since,) being all safe, but prisoners, excepting one man who was killed. The vessel they attempted to cut (.at was the D7a 7 . gon, of 16 guns, and 120 men, and alongside of se veral gun-boats. ' The Crirn, Con. Cause, Fiyn. v. Gifford, came to the Sheriff's Court, to assess the damages, the De fendant having let judgment go, by default.—Tht Jury gave 2001. Bow-STREET. —Anne Gamble, art old woman, was examined on a' charge of having stolen a gold *watch and chain, the prorrly of a Mrs. Hutchins, of St. 'James's -street, on Thursday the loth inst. from Mrs. Hutchins's house, at Paddington,. .The hall - door had been accidentally left. open ;- and, .while Mrs. Hutchins was up stairs ? the Prisoner en tered and took the watch from the parlour., She afterwards pawned it at a Mr. Baker's, in Holborn, . whither it was traced, and proved to have been pawn ed by the Prisoner. She was committed to Newgat e for trial. ' Mary Morris, a servant maid, was also commit ted for hnving stolen a pair of sheets, the property of Mr. Braham, with whom she lived, in Wych street, Drury-lane. Yesterday at the Mansion-house, a genteelly dress ed woman, apparently upwards of 30 years of age, swore a child to.a black boy, aged 15. The boy found bail to indmnify the parish.- Yesterday at the Public Office, , fiatton.Garden, Joseph Biggs was charged with au attempt to com mit a rape on a girl of twelve years of age, of the name of Margaret Streit, in Maiden-lane, Battle bridge, her screams attraEted the rotice:of a Gentle- „ man on horseaack riding along, who gave notice to .1. Hutt the officer. The latter, secured the pri••oner, who is a drayman, belonging to a brewery. He was committed to r:rison for trial, for, want of sufficient bail. . Wednesday morni n2, - , James Cooper and William ,severally convicted at ,Croydon Assizzs of two most horrid murders (mentioned in our. last), .paid the forfeit of their lives :o the offended laws of their country, in Hoisemonger-lane in the Borough. On their_bodies being cnt down, they were conveyed. to St. Thomas's . Hospital lot dis seaion. Assiduous and laudable Industry will, doubtless, in. a series of years, often amass large Fortunes from small beginnings ; but we can challenge the inven tion of man to devise any mode, excepting one, by. which it is possible for an Individual, by risking a very few Pounds, to obtain in a single moment, iO,OOOl. Yet such may peremptorily be the , case, in the present novel and highly improved State Lottery Scheme. SMITHFIELD : MARKET, AUGUST S. This day's Market had but an indifferent, supply of different kinds of Cattle; Beet, Mutton, Pork, and Veal, were cheaper than our last report Lamb supports last price ; and the trade in general was. somewhat fiat. The sales in the Hay-market were rather dull ; Hay has fallen in price since Monday',; Market ; Straw and Clover obtained last prices. We subjoin an accurate statement of the prices and nuin hers. • Beef 4s. 2d. to Ss. od.—Mutton 4s. 'zd. to Iss. od. —Veal Ss. od. to Gs. od.—Pork ss. od. to 6s. 6d.—Lamb ss. od. to 6s. od. Beasts, sp.—Sheep and Lambs, s,4eo.—Calves, 29,. — Pigs, 37Q. SUIT/in:EU) HAY-MARKFT. Ilay sl. tos. od. to oi. 6s. od.— straw tl. ios, cd. to 21. os. od.—Clover 61. los. od. to 71. rss. od. CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 18.—Wheat this day is in but short supplies, and sales are made at a small increase in price ; t:ye and Barley Illtewise ; in Pease and Beans, of the two kinds, little variative ; there are tolerable supplies of Oats, but few sam ples of first quality, and hi this trade the sales tnade support their prices ; Flour at uur lust currency, tine American rather higher, yes, to 55::. pm, - barrel.